Tonight we're at the #ThistleAwards where we're up for "Outstanding Cultural Event or Festival" 🏆 Delivered by #VisitScotland, they're affectionately known as the “Tourism Oscars". We're proud to have been shortlisted alongside Edinburgh’s iconic Hogmanay and Military Tattoo. Wish us luck! ❤️

📍 Hidden Door Arts Festival at The Paper Factory – superb, as ever. Especially enjoyed Valtos as well as 'The machine shuts down' drummers. #HiddenDoorFestival #Arts #Edinburgh @hiddendoorarts.bsky.social

What an incredible first few days we've had at Hidden Door 2026 ❤️ Sunday is your final chance to experience The Paper Factory - one last shift for this huge industrial site transformed for the arts 🏭 🎨 🎶 See what's on today and tomorrow: hiddendoorarts.org/day-by-day-t... #HiddenDoorFestival

Dream pop duo Sarah/Shaun popped into The Paper Factory to record this performance ahead of their show TONIGHT at Hidden Door 2026. Here's a little taste - see the full video over on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdF_... #HiddenDoorFestival

A few photos from last night at The Paper Factory 📸 Hidden Door 2026 is on until Sunday - live music, visual art installation and pop-up performances in a huge industrial site transformed for the arts. Check out what's on: hiddendoorarts.org/day-by-day-t... #HiddenDoorFestival

🚨 Hidden Door 2026 opens TONIGHT 🚨 After months of planning and preparing the site, we are ready to open The Paper Factory for its Last Shift - the final chance to experience this huge space filled with music, art and performances. Info and tickets: hiddendoorarts.org #HiddenDoorFestival

1 day until Hidden Door 2026... Explore a huge abandoned Edinburgh factory filled with art, music and performances Gates open at 5:30pm on Wednesday Timings here: hiddendoorarts.org/day-by-day-t... #HiddenDoorFestival

Ticket update... 🎟️ Two of the nights at Hidden Door 2026 this week are close to selling out, with all other nights gathering pace too. Avoid disappointment AND save money by pre-booking today! hiddendoorarts.org/tickets/ #HiddenDoorFestival

🚨 Less than 48 hours! 🚨 Hidden Door 2026 kicks off at 6pm on Wednesday This is the LAST SHIFT for The Paper Factory - a huge Edinburgh industrial site transformed by the arts. Check out what's on: hiddendoorarts.org/day-by-day-t... #HiddenDoorFestival

T minus 3 days and counting.... We've had dozens of helping hands on site all weekend as we creep closer to opening night. There's paint everywhere - mostly intentionally - and the place is looking incredible. We can't wait to welcome you to The Paper Factory from Wednesday #HiddenDoorFestival

4 days until Hidden Door 2026 opens for the Last Shift at The Paper Factory. A final chance to experience this huge industrial space transformed for five nights of live music, art and pop-up performances. Check out what's on: hiddendoorarts.org/event/ #HiddenDoorFestival

Just 5 days until we open, and art is popping up in every corner of The Paper Factory! We'll be on site all weekend if you have some spare time and fancy popping by to help out... Details: hiddendoorarts.org/volunteer/ #HiddenDoorFestival

5 days until Hidden Door 2026, and installations are popping up everywhere in our abandoned factory, transformed for the arts... Keep you eyes peeled for Emma Macleod's hybrid bird-human and plant-human figures amongst moss, stone and branches. #HiddenDoorFestival runs 3-7 June

Six days and counting... 🗓️ Our transformation of The Paper Factory continues as we prepare to for Hidden Door 2026 - opening next Wednesday for 5 nights of live music, art and pop-up performances. Check the day-by-day timings to plan your visit: hiddendoorarts.org/day-by-day-t...

In just ONE WEEK, the opening night of Hidden Door 2026 will be in full swing at The Paper Factory. Got your tickets yet? Multi-day passes are back too offering big savings! hiddendoorarts.org/tickets/ #HiddenDoorFestival #Edinburgh

Community making workshops this Friday / Saturday! Join artist Laura McGlinchey for a series of informal drop-in making sessions at The Paper Factory and become part of the creation of a major new installation for Hidden Door 2026. Details and sign-up: www.eventbrite.com/e/laura-mcgl...

Hidden Door is officially NEXT WEEK! 9 days until we open for the Last Shift at The Paper Factory - 5 days of live music, visual art installations and pop-up performances in a forgotten industrial site transformed by the arts. #HiddenDoorFestival runs from 3rd - 7th June.

10 DAYS UNTIL HIDDEN DOOR 2026 🗓️ Ticket sales are really ramping up and we're about to move all nights up to the next price tier - the earlier you book, the cheaper the ticket! Line-up and tickets: hiddendoorarts.org/tickets/ #HiddenDoorFestival #Edinburgh

Spoken word at Hidden Door Festival 2026 🎤📚 Thought provoking, personal, funny & moving – we're bringing the power of spoken word back into a building fallen silent; the factory’s atmospheric chambers echoing with the voices of raw human expression. hiddendoorarts.org/contents/poe...

Poetry & Spoken Word - Hidden Door

This year’s poetry and spoken word programme will showcase a diverse group of poets and performers.

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The hard work continues this weekend as our volunteers prepare The Paper Factory ready for #HiddenDoorFestival in less than TWO WEEKS! We're transforming this huge industrial space with music, art and pop-up performances 🏭 This will be unlike any gig or gallery you've ever been to before.

If you're passing the Paper Factory, you might see a splash of colour on the office block at the front... 🎨 Working alongside Edinburgh International Mural Festival, we commissioned Residents Studio to create this huge mural at the entrance to this year’s site ❤️ #HiddenDoorFestival #Edinburgh

The fabulous Tinderbox Orchestra return to Hidden Door for our closing night on Sunday 7th June ❤️ “An explosion of colour” – The Scotsman “Rave culture meets last night of the Proms” – The Herald “Spectacular” – The Guardian “An orchestral revolution” – Edinburgh Evening News

On Saturday 6th June at Hidden Door, Valtos present: High Water Mark - a DJ/Live hybrid delivering driving electronic beats fused with traditional melodies; an energetic, dynamic experience that blends folk and dance music in a completely fresh way. Tickets: www.citizenticket.com/events/hidde...

Iris Ollier creates objects that are interactive without needing to be touched, using materials that alter light’s behaviour like magnifying lenses and mirrored steel. Discover "Roving Eye" at this year's #HiddenDoorFestival at The Paper Factory, from 3rd - 7th June.

Post Coal Prom Queen blend organic textures, retrofuturistic synths and mechanical beats with ambitious pop sensibilities. We're delighted to welcome them back to #HiddenDoorFestival "Joyous" - Scots Magazine "Soaring" - The List "Heights of perfection...cinematic, delicate beauty" - Clash

Hidden Door community litter pick this Sunday! 🚮 📍The Paper Factory, Turnhouse Road 🕚 From 11am 🦺 Wear sensible shoes and clothes you don’t mind getting a bit dirty. All equipment provided. PLUS a chance to see the site and join in other volunteering activities after.

Wildly excited to confirm Caroline Kingsbury as our Thursday headliner ❤️🎤 Expect larger-than-life energy, iridescent make-up, Bowie-esque get-ups and ready-to-risk-it-all ballads that are abundant in brutally honest, vulnerable storytelling lyrics. Tickets: www.citizenticket.com/events/hidde...

Emma Macleod explores uncanny overlaps between human, animal & landscape, shaped by folklore & ecological unease. Discover her diorama-like world of hybrid figures amongst moss, stone and branches, hinting at ritual traces of a lost or imagined ecosystem. #HiddenDoorFestival

OPEN CALL BANDS REVEALED 🎸 After sifting more than 300 applications, 12 stand-out acts have been chosen to perform at Hidden Door 2026 next month Full story: hiddendoorarts.org/12-local-act...

Dream pop duo Sarah/Shaun craft woozy, romantic soundscapes that blur vintage pop sweetness with shimmering electro experimentation. “Crisp electronics, scuffling drums and breathy vocals melt into one another” - The Skinny “Like a space-chartered St. Etienne” - Monolith Cocktail